TRRS 553: A Snowy Morning at Porter Junction

CHESTERTON, INDIANA - 23 Jan 2022
Lake Effect Snow Showers off Lake Michigan make for a great winter morning of railfanning at Porter Junction, on the famed NS Chicago Line. On this morning, we catch 15 trains, all passing through Indiana's January Winter Wonderland.
Train Descriptions in Order of Appearance:
Amtrak #371 Pere Marquette
Consist:
IDTX 4605 [SC-44]
3 Superliner Coaches
Location/Time:
CSX GR Sub, Doran, MI, CR 500E xing, on 23Jan2022 at 08:09 CST
Amtrak #350 Wolverine
Consist:
IDTX 4601 [SC-44]
1 Amfleet Café
3 Horizon Coaches
1 Viewliner Baggage
Location/Time:
AMTK MI Line, Michigan City, IN, CR 500E xing, on 23Jan2022 at 08:27 CST
Amtrak #29 Capitol Limited
Consist:
AMTK 17 [P42DC]
1 Superliner Sleeper
1 Superliner Diner
2 Superliner Coaches
Location/Time:
NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 08:47 CST
CP Autorack WB
Consist:
CP 8146 [AC44CW]
CP 8552 [AC44CW]
104 Autoracks
Location/Time:
NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 08:49 CST
Amtrak #49 Lake Shore Limited
Consist:
AMTK 125 [P42DC]
AMTK 107 [P42DC]
1 Viewliner Sleeper
1 Amfleet Café
3 Amfleet Coaches
1 Viewliner Diner
2 Viewliner Sleepers
1 Viewliner Baggage
Location/Time:
NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 08:57 CST
NS Intermodal WB
Consist:
NS 4439 [AC44C6M]
NS 4233 [AC44C6M]
116 Intermodal Cars
Location/Time:
NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 09:03 CST
CSX Q327
Consist:
CSX 3071 [ES44AH]
CSX 922 [ES44AH]
BNSF 7060
77 Mixed Cars
Location/Time:
CSX GR Sub, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 09:30 CST
Amtrak #351 Wolverine
Consist:
IDTX 4618 [SC-44]
4 Horizon Coaches
1 Amfleet Café
1 Venture Coach [Testing]
Location/Time:
AMTK MI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 09:43 CST
NS Intermodal WB
Consist:
UP 7623 [ES44AC]
Unknown Number of Intermodal Cars
Location/Time:
NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 10:12 CST
NS Intermodal WB
Consist:
NS 4322 [AC44C6M]
NS 4219 [AC44C6M]
Unknown Number of Intermodal Cars
Location/Time:
NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 10:31 CST
NS Manifest WB
Consist:
BNSF 5815 [ES44AC]
BNSF 7616 [ES44DC]
84 Mixed Cars
FXE 4046 [SD70ACe]
107 Mixed Cars
191 CARS TOTAL
Location/Time:
NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 10:50 CST
Amtrak #365 Blue Water
Consist:
IDTX 4633 [SC-44]
5 Horizon Coaches
1 Amfleet Café
IDTX 4625 [SC-44]
Location/Time:
AMTK MI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 10:55 CST
NS Manifest WB
Consist:
NS 9489 [C44-9W]
NS 7685 [ES40DC]
83 Mixed Cars
Location/Time:
NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 11:36 CST
NS Intermodal EB
Consist:
NS 4059 [AC44C6M]
84 Intermodal Cars
NS 1066 [SD70ACe] NYC Heritage Unit
87 Intermodal Cars
Location/Time:
NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 12:20 CST
NS Manifest WB
Consist:
NS 4210 [AC44C6M]
NS 9684 [C44-9W]
140 Mixed Cars
Location/Time:
NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 12:35 CST
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Videography Equipment:
Primary: Sony FDR-AX53 4K Camcorder
Radio Scanner: Uniden Bearcat BC125AT
Edited with: Cyberlink PowerDirector 16
Created by Alex Christmas. Copyright 2022, as the Thornapple River Rail Series, All Rights Reserved

[@aquaspire7671]

That second shot was incredible with the snow settling!

[@byrongilbert3720]

nice to see ya back. looking forward to the video. :)

[@ThornappleRiverRailSeries]

Hope you enjoy!

[@LyfovRyan51]

Now there's dedication with the photographer being out there in the snow. The snow certainly gives a different perspective.

[@andrewpalm2103]

Thanks for this footage from Porter! I grew up in MIchigan City and remember visiting the Porter tower at least once. I was interested in Porter because the former NYC (MIchigan Central) and C&O (Pere Marquette) lines coming into Porter both went through Michigan City. If I remember correctly, in the early 20th century the Michigan Central crossed over the NYC at Porter and continued on to Kensington where it met the IC, not far from where the South Shore joins in. A leftover from this was that the James Whitcome Riley from Cincy to Chicago went to IC's Central Station instead of La Salle Street until Amtrak took over (but I don't think by the original MC route).

[@ThornappleRiverRailSeries]

Correct, the MC passed on around to Kensington - one of the tracks is still there, operated by the IHB to get to a scrap yard. Once the MC was absorbed by the NYC, it was of course only a matter of time before the shorter Waterlevel Route became the standard for trains out of Michigan, and also routing most of the freight from Detroit off the MC and onto the Waterlevel.

[@MrCarlna]

Thank you for providing closed caption.

[@skimmer8774]

Great show. Nice to see your work again you've been missed.

[@mijyadoc5374]

Thanks for this reminder of the tremendous value of our rail system......

[@trailwayt9HG]

View of Passing of train through on snow is beautifully

[@stevethetrainbuff5718]

Great video alex! Trains in snow are a magical experience trackside! Merry Christmas

[@cerievans134]

Superb video, glad to see you uploading again, brilliant work, thanks 🙏👏🇬🇧

[@edpeak6847]

Great videos. Winter conditions add to your outstanding pictures.

[@xela001]

Hey great video 👌🏻👌🏻 love it 😍 Great that you re back 👍🏻 Hope there are more episodes to come 😉 Merry Christmas 🙋‍♂️

[@Zoubirking-1970]

Thanks Tommy for this magical video and more it’s mesmerising I love trains and don’t ask me if i enjoyed it OH YES I did

[@oldtown6240]

Always well done and enjoyable.

[@jbdbackfan]

Per usual, excellent work on the camera. Hoping for more content!

[@Minuteman4Jesus]

I used to live just minutes from here. Good times!

[@mr.goldenrod291]

Great to see you back with a video!

[@YardLimit]

Very nice. Nothing better than trains in the snow.

[@ConrailQuality775]

railroaders would disagree with you about that.

[@lastplacetrophy3821]

Where did you go bud? Miss your videos.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Great scenes with the trains in snow!

[@erfp551]

👍

[@ericsturniolo]

Great video! Thoroughly enjoyed the snow videos!

[@ThornappleRiverRailSeries]

Glad you enjoyed it!

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[@amandap569]

Keep up the good work making new videos!

[@timdodge7845]

nice video, snow adds a nice effect

[@RAtheGoodRailfanner_888]

Cool! You should post more videos!

[@acefeeley7836]

And are you planning on producing new videos at some point?

[@CombsTowerProductions]

CP autorack train was more than likely CP 137, Autos for IHB Gibson Yard

[@kohnaRL]

Can we get more railroad superhighways? Much love homie🔥

[@Nderak]

hope youre doing well m8

[@Georgiarailvideos6325]

nice

[@denisetindall1487]

I like train videos videos on KZbin 👍

[@traintalkproductions5934]

What microphone do you use? It has some nice directional contrast to it.

[@maxsands3861]

Do you know what year the tracks that went from Mayville Michigan to Caro Michigan were built and when they were torn out? Thanks.

[@othernewsid2]

🙏😁

[@MichaelJudge-jp5bz]

CP 8146 was CP 9599.

[@Juptak]

Why do some engines have blinking lights and others don't?

[@ThornappleRiverRailSeries]

Are you talking about the flashing forward lights, or the strobes on the Amtrak engines?

[@Juptak]

@@ThornappleRiverRailSeries The forward lights.

[@BilC47films]

I can't believe you were able to shoot these engines, every time I get near a train with the camera, the cop show up. Everyone is so uptight these days.

[@acefeeley7836]

I just discovered your channel I absolutely love it. I am, however, dismayed by the complete carpetbombing of ads throughout the videos. An ad every 90 seconds to 3 minutes is not enjoyable.

[@train_chicken6143]

q on csx is now m

[@ModMokkaMatti]

Is this channel now DOA? Doing some purging of my subscriptions in January 2025; I'm wondering if this is the time to say, "goodbye, happy rails to you?"

[@ThornappleRiverRailSeries]

Nope, I’ve still been doing some shooting and have some new projects planned - just been super busy the last two years getting my career started. I will be back soon!

[@STC987]

@@ThornappleRiverRailSeries that’s awesome. I have been hoping you were working on projects. You have the best railroad content on KZbin, and I appreciate all the hard work you put into these videos. Top notch quality!!